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Armand Nicolet Fine Luxury Swiss Watches
Armand Nicolet is a luxury Swiss watch brand which has been creating distinctive timepieces since 1902. The portfolio of this brand comprises such distinctive luxury watch collections as the Hunter, the MO2 and the Arc Royal. The Hunter range in particular includes most of the complications known to the watchmaking industry including a classic regulator. The luxury watches that leave this Swiss watch manufactures workshops have in common a proud heritage of imaginative design, traditional horological craftsmanship and artistic finesse.
If you are a watch collector seeking a fine limited edition timepiece, Armand Nicolet released 135 fabulously stunning pieces based on the 1948 Caliber UT 176 mechanical watch movement. These timepieces were built around original remnant mechanical movements which were updated in 2003. The addition of some lavish decoration of the movement surfaces with beautiful Cotes de Geneve pattern makes these breathtaking, highly collectible watches even more desirable. Transparent casebacks reveal the inner beauty and craftsmanship of these historical movements.
The history of this luxury watch brand begins in Tramelan, Switzerland. In 1902 Armand Nicolet, himself from a dynasty of watchmaking created a rose gold pocket watch featuring a complete calendar and a chronograph function. The philosophy behind the luxury watch band was the creation of complication timepieces from scratch with an astonishing attention to detail. When Mr. Nicolet died in 1939, his son Willy continued to craft luxury watches in this way until the quartz watch revolution in the 1970's when the classically made mechanical watch industry experienced a downturn.
The Armand Nicolet brand was acquired by Rolando Braga and by 1990 was once again producing fine timepieces with the original passion for detail and craftsmanship. Today this luxury watch brand still creates stunning timepieces with highly detailed artisan features in the now newly furbished but original workshops of the Nicolet family. The unique timepieces in the Armand Nicolet watch collection are some of the finest available anywhere.
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